Dish of Pasta & Cheese in Tomato Sauce
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Pasta & Cheese in Tomato Sauce


Spain   -   Pasta y Queso en Salsa de Tomate

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1 hr
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Pasta in a wonderfully tasty Tomato Sauce with Spanish flavors. This recipe should be served immediately but can be made almost entirely ahead.




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Pasta, Penne
-- Sauce
Tomatoes
Onion
Garlic
Olive Oil ExtV
Paprika, smoked
Oregano, dry
Tomato Sauce (1)  
Sherry Vinegar
Salt
Pepper
Broth (2)
-- Topping
Mozzarella, fresh
-- Garnish
Manchego (3)
Parsley

Prep   -   (20 min)
  1. Scald TOMATOES one minute in boiling water. Quench in cold water, peel and chop small.
  2. Chop ONION fine. Crush GARLIC and chop small. Mix.
  3. Cut MOZZARELLA into about 1/2 inch chunks.
  4. Chop PARSLEY for garnish.
Run   -   (40 min)
  1. Cook your PASTA the usual way but with just 3 minutes left to go. Drain and tumble with a little Olive Oil to prevent sticking together. If doing ahead, bag and refrigerate.
  2. In a sauté pan (3 quart) or similar wide pan, heat Olive Oil and stir in Onion mix. Fry stirring until Onions are translucent.
  3. Stir in Paprika and Oregano for just a few seconds, then stir in Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Sherry Vinegar, Salt, and Pepper. Simmer covered until Tomatoes are soft, about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in Broth and bring it to a boil. Simmer another 5 minutes. If doing ahead, cool and refrigerate.
  5. At Serving time: In you wide pan, bring Sauce up to a strong simmer. Stir in Pasta and bring back to a simmer quickly. Check it is nearly done, then at a lower simmer, scatter Mozzarella chunks over the top, not touching each other. Cover and let simmer slowly for 3 minutes, no more or the cheese will become stringy. Do not stir, the mozzarella will stick together into lumps.
  6. Serve hot immediately, scooping out without stirring. Garnish with freshly grated Manchego Cheese and chopped Parsley (or Romano if you haven't found Manchego).
NOTES:
  1. Tomato Sauce:

      This should be a very simple tomato sauce My favorite is Faraon Spanish Style, which comes in convenient 8 oz (1 cup) cans, but other simple sauces will also work.
  2. Broth:

      The pattern recipe calls for Vegetable Broth, but if you don't need vegetarian, Chicken or even Pork broth could be used.
  3. Manchego Cheese:

      Use real Spanish Manchego, or Queso Typo Manchego from Costa Rica. North American Queso Typo Manchego is more like Monterey Jack. Best substitute is Romano.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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